Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON-TIN'GENT
CON-TIN'GENT, n.
- A fortuitous event; that which comes without our design, foresight or expectation.
- That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a quota; an equal or suitable share; proportion. Each prince furnishes his contingent of men, money and munitions.
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